Means - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |miːnz|  American pronunciation of the word means
Brit.  |miːnz|  British pronunciation of the word means
- this word is used as a present tense form (he/she/it) of the verbto mean
- this word is used as a plural form of the nounmean

noun

- thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end (syn: agency, way)
a means of control
- an instrumentality for accomplishing some end
- considerable capital (wealth or income) (syn: substance)
he is a man of means

Extra examples

For most people, the car is still their main means of transport.

The only means of communication was sign language.

The window was our only means of escape.

Do you have any means of identification?

Homework should not be used as a means of controlling children.

I had no means of telling him I would be late.

Brian was prepared to use any means to get what he wanted.

They had entered the country by unlawful means.

I don't have the means to support a family.

Paying for your children to go to a private school is beyond the means of most people (=too expensive for most people).

Try to live within your means (=only spending what you can afford).

His father was a man of means (=a rich man).

The end does not justify the means.

The word meant one thing in Shakespeare's day, but it means something else now.

Can you tell me what my dream means?

Word forms

noun
singular: means
plural: means
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